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DUNEDIN

Most Famous People Born in Dunedin, New Zealand

Notable people
638
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1924
Most distinctive
Cricket 26.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Dunedin during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Dunedin Is Known For

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Cricket is Dunedin's biggest profession — 34% of all notables (217).

Dunedin over-indexes on cricket — 26.7× the global rate.

Dunedin under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Cricket217
  2. Player75
  3. Politician48
  4. Football16
  5. Sport13
  6. Painter13
  7. Athletic12
  8. Lawyer12
  1. Cricket21726.7×
  2. Geologist68.0×
  3. Player756.0×
  4. Rower83.4×
  5. Swimmer92.9×
  6. Athletic121.7×
  1. Football160.2×
  2. Actor90.3×
  3. Politician480.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Dunedin's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0014 PAINTER

Frances Hodgkins

1869 - 1947

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0033 PLAYER

Thomas Ellison

1867 - 1904

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0040 DIPLOMAT

E. T. C. Werner

1864 - 1954

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0082 PLAYER

James Allan (rugby union)

1860 - 1934

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0099 PAINTER

Arthur Merric Boyd

1862 - 1940

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0106 PAINTER

Grace Joel

1865 - 1924

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0136 ARCHITECT

Robin Dods

1868 - 1920

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0152 PLAYER

Jimmy Duncan (rugby union)

1869 - 1953

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0179 POLITICIAN

John Findlay (New Zealand politician)

1862 - 1929

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0207 LAWYER

Thomas Sidey

1863 - 1933

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0231 ENGINEER

William Calder (engineer)

1860 - 1928

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0259 POLITICIAN

Alexander Herdman

1869 - 1953

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0267 BOTANIST

Robert Malcolm Laing

1865 - 1941

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0278 ACTIVIST

Mary Isabel Fraser

1863 - 1942

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0295 GRAZIER

Arthur Whittingham

1869 - 1927

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0305 LAWYER

Frederick Baume

1862 - 1910

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0344 POLITICIAN

Edward Kellett (New Zealand politician)

1864 - 1922

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0359 LAWYER

Alf Hanlon

1866 - 1944

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0369 MINISTR

Alexander A. Cameron

1868 - 1950

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0382 POLITICIAN

Matthew Moss

1863 - 1946

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0449 FENCER

Harry Butterworth

1868 - 1954

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0466 CONDUCTOR

Jennie Macandrew

1866 - 1949

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0483 CRICKET

Clement Beck

1863 - 1957

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0496 CRICKET

Andrew Grieve (cricketer)

1863 - 1941

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0531 CRICKET

Daniel Claffey

1869 - 1924

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0585 CRICKET

William Carson (cricketer)

1866 - 1955

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0591 CRICKET

Charles Rattray (cricketer)

1863 - 1939

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0593 CRICKET

John Hope (cricketer, born 1866)

1866 - 1950

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0611 ACCOUNTANT

Peter Barr (accountant)

1861 - 1951

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0623 PLAYER

Bill Webb (rugby union)

1868 - 1931

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0628 PUBLIC SERVICE

Donald Robertson (New Zealand)

1860 - 1942

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